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27 January 2012

ENDEMOL LINES UP 17 LATIN AMERICAN NETWORKS FOR ¡Q’VIVA! THE CHOSEN AHEAD OF WEEKEND PREMIER

Endemol delivers unprecedented distribution platform covering all 21 Latin American markets for groundbreaking talent series starring Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony.

Endemol, a world leader in entertainment programming today announced it has closed deals with networks across Latin America for XIX Entertainment’s ¡Q’viva! The Chosen ahead of the show’s international premier this weekend.

The Endemol team (Daniela Busoli from EndemolBrazil, Martin Kweller from EndemolArgentina, Mauricio Piccone from Endemol Latino and Veronique Verges from Endemol Worldwide Distribution) has delivered a distribution platform of 17 Networks covering all 21 Latin American markets for the groundbreaking talent series starring Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony with acclaimed show producer, Jamie King.

¡Q’viva! The Chosen, which seeks out today’s greatest talent in Latin music, artistry and dance, will be broadcast in three languages and makes its stateside Spanish language debut this Saturday, January 28 at 7pm ET/6pm CT on Univision. 

Networks throughout Central and South America will follow reaching a trans-continental audience of Spanish and Portuguese speakers with an English language version of the show airing in due course.

Endemol Argentina is XIX’s pan-Latin American production partner for the series, which was filmed through the second half of 2011 in cities and villages across 21 countries, including the United States and Puerto Rico, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guatemala, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Paraguay, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Uruguay.

Broadcast in English, Spanish, and Portuguese ¡Q’viva! The Chosen documents the all the drama in the stories and personal journeys that Jennifer and Marc uncover as they travel across the continent over three months, assembling a cast of performers to create a spectacular live event and the greatest ever celebration of Latin culture.

Simon Fuller, CEO of XIX Entertainment comments:  “The Latin American viewing audience is an underestimated powerhouse and Q'Viva is our recognition and celebration of this plain fact.  To showcase this amazing project to its full potential we’re delighted to work with Endemol to put together an unprecedented broadcast opportunity to ensure that the show is seen in every country of theAmerica's.”

Endemol’s Philippe Maigret who brokered the partnership with XIX Entertainment comments: “We are thrilled with the success of our partnership with Simon Fuller and XIX for this extraordinarily exciting and ambitious project. Logistically there has never been a production to take on the challenge of discovering and filming artists in so many countries and the scale of the show’s international broadcast is set to be equally unprecedented.”

¡Q’viva! The Chosen will climax in what is expected to be the biggest Latin American live show ever, staged at a major venue in the USA.

¡Q’viva! The Chosen is produced in partnership with BlackBerry, and is sponsored by Kohl’s, American Airlines and the Inter-American Development Bank.

Further details on ¡Q’viva! The Chosen can be found at www.qvivathechosen.com.